Crispy, Creamy, Chocolatey: The French Dessert You Have to Try (Chocolate Choux au Craquelin)

Learn how to make bakery-style chocolate choux au craquelin! My recipe makes airy and perfectly crisp, craquelin-topped choux pastry filled with rich chocolate custard. Print the Recipe: https://sugarspunrun.com/chocolate-ch... Ingredients Chocolate Pastry Cream 1 cup whole milk (236ml) 1 cup heavy cream(236ml) 5 large egg yolks ⅔ cup granulated sugar (133g) 3 Tablespoons cornstarch (24g) ¼ teaspoon table salt 4 oz 60% chocolate, finely chopped (113g) 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened and cut into 2 pieces (28g) 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract Craquelin ⅓ cup unsalted butter, softened (75g) ⅓ cup light brown sugar, firmly packed (70g) ½ cup all-purpose flour (62g) 1 ½ Tablespoons natural cocoa powder ⅛ teaspoon salt Pate a Choux 1 cup water (236ml) ½ cup unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces (113g) ¼ teaspoon table salt 1 cup all-purpose flour (125g) 4 large eggs Shop my Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/sugarspunrun Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases from the links below. Saucepan (Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/2UoVXyk Fine Mesh Strainer (Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/2mKKygA Baking Sheet (Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/2uv7oN8 Piping bag (Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/3NjetIO 1A piping tip (Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/3ZiGjY9 Wilton 9 piping tip (Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/302VZSC Round Cutter (Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/2TeyFi3 Instructions Find the full instructions (and print them!) here: https://sugarspunrun.com/chocolate-ch...